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Care of Breeding Sows

When the SOW as been properly
fed on coarse and cooling foods, SO
that she is not in a feverish condit-
ion, she may be expected to do
we'll unless overfed after the pigs
ale born. This is often the case,
and the effects are very injurious.
Strong food of any kind should be
avoided, as it tends to infame the
blood, which is always, at such a
time, in a more or less feverish
condition. This fact is quite too
often overlooked, and the owner
thinks he must brace up his SOW
with plenty of good food. This is
the worst thing that he could do,
as it over-stimulates the milk
glands, and thus infiames the I'D
ders.
When the udders are inhamed
they are very sore, and the SOW
will often refuse to let the pig suck,
although she will lie down fire.
quently. In jumping up she is
sure to step on some of her pigs and
either kill them outright, or injure
them badly The sow should be
in such condition of health, that
she will not get up for hours after
the pigs are born, nor while they
are being born. This is the ma
tural course, and when a SOW has
the run of a field and can get all
the grass she wants previous to
the time of narrowing, she will
not leave her nest for two OF three
days. Under such circumstances
she seldom loses a pig, and rarely
has any trouble with her udddes.
1t is not the size of the uddersr
which makes the Inflammation,
butthe condition Of, the blood; al
though when udders are large, the
flow of milk is usually in proper
ton, and the food should be redu-
ced to q little thin slop for a few
days. 1t should be gradually ID
creased for a week or ten days
before a full feed is given. An
excess of milk will cause the I'D
ders to become hard, stop the flow
and dry up the secretion. When
SOW has had this kind of trouble
once, she is untitled for a mother
and should be fattened
American Agr1cuiturist
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Are you going south

If so, it is of great Importance to
you to be fully informed as to the
chea pest, most direct and most
dire ct and most pleasant rout.
You will wish to purchase your
ticket via the route that will sub
ject you to no delays and by which
through trains are run. Before
you start you should provide
yourself with a. map and time
table OF the Kansas City, Fort
Scott d Gulf Railroad (Memphis
Short Route South. The only
direct route from and via Kansas
City to all points in Eastern and
Southern Kansas, Southwest Mis-
souri, and Texas Practically the
only route from the West to all
Southern cities. Entire trains
with Pullman Palace Sleeping
Cars and free Reclining Chair
Cars, Kansas City to Memphis;
through sleeping Car Kansas
City to New Orleans. This is the
direct route, and many miles the
shortest line to Little Rock, Hot
Springs Eureka Springs, Fort
Smith, Van Buren,, Fayetteville
ind all points in Arkansas. Send
for large map. Send for
copy of the Missouri and Kansas
Farmer, an eight-page illustrated
paper, containing full and reliable
information in relation to the
great States of Missouri and Kan
sas. Issued monthly and mailed
aree. Address.
j. E. LOCKWOOD.
G. ?. & I. A. Kansas City
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In all cases, the more thinly tn,

In all cases, the more thinly the
seeds are strewn, the better; when
too thickly sown, the seedlings be-
come elongated and sickly-an
evil which no subsequent thinning
out will entirely remedy. If the
soil be dry and the weather sunny,
it will be necessary to water the
seeds slightly from a very fine
rose watering-pot. Rain water is
preferable. In the absence of
rain, this application must be re-
peated every day or two; for it is
important to observe that when
once the seeds have begun to
swell, they are peculiarly suscepti.
BILE to injury from drought, and
will speedily perish, unless the
soil be maintained in a moist con.
dition. On the other hand, ar
excess of moisture previous te
termination will often cause seeG
to decay, especially in cold seasons
Early in spring, therefore, the
waterproof must be used with Judge
meDt, and never late in the day
when frosts threaten.
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Name Your Farm.

In discussing ways and means
for inducing greater love for
their home on the part of farmers
children, naming the farm has
been overlooked. There is this
much in a name, that it something
tangible and our affections are apt
to take a strong hold upon it. Fa-
nous students of words have writ
ten warmly of the power there is
in names. 1t is significant fact
that the masses never grow enthus-
iastic about an abstract idea until
tits personifed, and personifcation
includes name.
There is another reason for
naming the farm, more material
and yet not less substantial and
important. 1t makes the farm
better known. 1t is easier to refer
to it. 1t gives the farm honor.
Many men find that the name of
their farms have gone before
their own names, and the farm
with a name is always considered
more important, somewhat better.
than the farm with out name.
But it is not enough to name
the farm simply. The name
must be suggestive and appropri-
ate, and with all pleasing to the
ear. Nor should the name be
high-sounding, or one taken from
old classics, or from the turf or
play.
Let the grove that gives SO much
pleasure, or the springs or streams
near by, or the hill that affords
such fine views, or the valley
along which the home nestles, be
commemorated in the name. Then
the name will surely be appropri-
ate and suggestive; and it will
bring to mind, quick as thought,
that about the home which is best
and most pleasant, around which
all the other features are cluster
ed.-American Agriculturist.
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Sowing Flower Seeds.

The following hints on the SOW
ing and cultivation of flower seeds
are taken from an illustrated hand
book and seed catalogue publish
ed by W. w. Rawson & Co., seed
men, of Boston. Besides much
valuable information in regard to
the culture of flowers and vegeta-
bles, the handbook contains de-
scriptive lists of wonderful
variety of farm, garden and flower
seeds, including a long list of
novelties and specialties for the
year 1887.
In regard to the soil best
adapted to towering plants, the
handbook recommends light,
friable loan, containing a
moderate amount of vegetable
matter, and sufficient sand to
render it porous. But as it rarely
happens that the amateur has
much choice of soil, it is fortu.
nate that most plants will succeed
in any soil but such as is of an
extremely dry, sandy, or calcare.
GUS nature, or of a stiff, heavy
retentive character. In the for.
mer, the plants are sure to be
starved; and in the latter, if they
ever fairly took root, there il
generally an undue development
of the foliage at the expense OF
the flowers. The use of strong
crude manure of an animal nature
should be avoided. In ordinarily
good soil, an annual dressing Of
leaf mould, decayed turf, O,
thoroughly rotted manure, in
quantities proportional to the re.
quirements of the soil, dug to the
depth of a few inches, will be all
that is requisite. These should
be applied in spring, only just
previous to sowing seeds, or much
of the benefit resulting from thei,
application will be lost, though g
single digging may be adyan-
tageously given in autumn. In
preparing the beds, care must be
taken that they are SO arranged
that the ground may be a little
elevated in the middle, that the
water may run off, and the plants
show to a better advantage.
The depth at which seeds sowr
will vary with their size; large
seeds may be three-quarters of az
inch deep; other varieties, frolr
an eighth to halt an inch deep
according to the size or nature o.
the seed. Some that are very
small require to be sown on the
actual surface, slight pressure
being then sufficient to embed
them to a proper depth. For a
majority of the seeds a very thin
covering suffices; if sown too deep,
they are longer in germinating,and
the small ones are liable to decay.
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. How To Use Salt.

A correspondent of The Country
Gentleman is authority for the
following: Salt should not be used
on cold, heavy or moist soils, and
il any one does, he will be
disappointed in the result, as its
tendency is to keep the ground
cool and moist. 1t will do much
more harm than good.
1t should not be G. asst upon very
young and tender plants of any
kind, as it will be very sure to kill
them.
Judgement should be employed
in using SO strong and active an
agent, but | think, indeed | know,
that some mon do not use any. |
had friend in Stark who heard
me in a lecture recommend salt on
onion beds, when l strictly urged
that itshould be dragged or worked
in before the seed was sown; but
forgetting what | said, or thinking
it would make no difference, he
did not salt until the onions were
about two inches high, and it killed
them all; which he laid to me, and
meant to give me a fearful scold-
ing, but sowing another root crop
that turned out splendidly, he gave
up the scolding. Had he wal ed
until the tops were as big as a large
pipe-stem, he might have covered
the ground an inch deep, and his
onions would have done finely.
Onions should be sown on the
same ground year after year, as
they continue to improve. There
are yards an hundred years old.
and their yield would astonish the
common grower. The tops when
cut off should be scattered over the
ground lido not leave them in
lumps), as they make the best
food for growing onions; then SOW
salt, and then put on coat of
manure.
/ do not think salt is much of
a fertilizer in itself, though plants
take it up, as you can tell by
tasting and by the stiffening and
glazing of straw of plant grown
in sailed ground. think it acts
upon and assimilates the gross
matter in the soil so as to make it
available food.
Having a hillside pasture which
could not be easily ploughed, l
thought l would try salt, which l
did on one-half of it, casting on
also what little wood ashes | had,
and the result was surprising. 1t
killed all the weeds but the this
ties, and caused rapid and great
growth of grass, and [ doubt if one
of my horses, cattle or sheep went
on the unsalted part to feed
during the whole season. The
next season I sowed the other part
in the same way, and so on for two
or three years, until thoroughly
redeemed.
Wheat, grass, onions, potatoes,
and most root crops will stand a
ton and half to the acre, though
it is not necessary to use this
quantity, as they will thrive well
with less.
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Mexican
Mustang
Liiment
THIS GOOD OLD STANDBY

THIS COOO OlD SIANU-br
accompanies for everybody exactly what claimed
fort One Of the for the great popularity OF
the Mustang Eminent Is found in It's universal
applicability. Everybody needs such medicine
Tho Lumberman needs It in case OF accident.
The Housewife needs It for generaifamily use-
The Cannler needs It for his teams and his men.
Tho Mechanic needs it always on his work
bench.
Tho Miner needs It In case OF emergency.
The Pioneer needsit-can't get along without IL.
Tho Farmer needs It In his house, his stable.
and his stock yard.
The Steamboat mnn or the Boatman needs
It in liberal supply afIoat and ashore.
The Horse.fancier needs lit Is bis best
friend and safest reliance.
Tho Sfock.grower needs it-it will save him
thousands Of dollars and world Of trouble.
The Railroad man needs It and VIII need &c 80
long as his life Is round Of accidents and dangers
The Backwoodsmnn needsit. There Is moth
ing like It as an antidote for the dangers to life,
limb and comfort which surround the pioneer.
The Merchant needs it about his store among
his employees. Accidents will happen. and when
these come the Mustang Liniment Is wanted at once
Keepa Bottle In the House. IT'S the best OF
economy.
Keep Bottle In the Factory. 1tsimnediats
use In case accident saves pain and loss OF wages
Keep n Bottle Always in the Stable for
use when wanted.
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Potato Notes.

As the time for planting pota-
toes is at hand and possibly past
with some, we will offer a few sug-
geshons about kinds to plant and
how to plant. No potato has been
so generally introduced and cult
waited as early Rose. There are
several kinds that are as good or
better. that the Rose in quality
and yield and earlier by ten to
fifteen days. The best variety of
this class that We have tested, are
Beauty of Hebron, Stray Beauty,
and Clark's No. l. The Stray
Beauty is the earliest potato We
have ever seen or grown, is free
from rot, a good keeper and un-
like many other varieties SO high
ly praised it is good to eat. None
better. The other two mentioned
are excellent, but not SO early, Sc
free from rot, but are SO much
more productive and for use ali
the year SO much better than the
Rose. that we have quit the Rose
entirely.
For second early We have found
none better than Rural Blush,
White Elephant and Empire
State. The first is undoubtedly as
good a potato as can be found in
this section; is as good keeper and
good quality as Stray Beauty and
three to four weeks later. The
latter two are fine, produce well,
good flavor and deservedly popu-
lar. The best mode of cultivation
is to plant to rows two ways. Mark
with diamond pillow, drop two
pieces, of one or two eyes each, to
the hill, rows three to three and a
half feet apart; if convenient put
manure in hill, and cover with cul-
tivator with rear shovels off.
Planting in drills can be done in
same way. This leaves the row
in ridge, which makes it easy to
stir the soil in the hills without
covering the vines. 1t pays to
buy the best seed in the market.
Buy of reliable parties. Plenty
of farmers are buying their seed
this year from local dealers, who
ship them in and sell as billed to
them. We have examined pota-
toes shipped from Quincy, marked
Burbank's Seeding, Rose, Beauty
of Hebron &c. The Burbank is a
very good potato in some localities,
but is not good quality in Mis-
souri,. Shippers study salable-
ness more than quality. A large
part of those sent to this section
are White Elephant, White Star
and othefssimilar kinds, mostly
called Burbank's. Again we have
seen a rough deep eyed potato
mixed with Neshannocks offer
ed for Beauty of Hebron. The
Hebron is smooth, shallow eyed
potato not SO white as Neshannock
but much better in quality. One
of my neighbors bought a bushel
for seed one half for Burbank
with but one in the lot that resem.
bled that variety. The other lot
for Hebron, with not one Hebron
among them. By this means the
very best kinds get out of favo1
with growers and are denouncec
as poor stock. G. W. F.
Corneau, Mo.
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Bargain in Music.

This Favorite Album Of Songs
and ballads, containing thirty-two
pieces of CHOICE and popular music,
and piano accompaniment is finely
printed upon heavy paper with
very attractive cover. The follow
ing are the titles of the songs and
ballads contained in the Favorite
Album:-As I'd Nothing Else to
Do; The Dear Old Songs of Home;
Mother, Watch the Little feet;
Oh, You Pretty Blue-eyed Witch;
Blue Eyes; Katy's Letter; The
Passing Bell; [ Saw Esau Kissing
Kate; Won't You Tell Me Why,
Robin; The Old Garden Gate;
Down Below the Waving Lindens;
Faded Leaves; All Among the
Summer Hoses; Touch the Harp
Gently, My Pretty Louise; really
don't think I shall Marry; Dream
ing of Home; The Old Cottage
Clock; Across the Sea; A Year
Ago, Bachelors Hall; Ruth and
I; Good Night; One Happy Year
Ago; Jennie in the Orchard; The
Old Barn Gate; Jacks Farewell;
Polly; Whisper in the Twilight.
This is a very fine collection of
real vocal gems, and gotten up in
very handsome style. Published
in the usual way and bought at a
music store, these 30 pieces would
cost you sl1.20. We bought a
job lot of this music at great
sacrifice, and as the holidays are
past, we desire to close out our
stock at once. VIII send you the
entire collection well wrapped and
postpaid for only 40cts. Send
Immediately. Address,
The EMPIRE News Co., Syracuse,
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DON'T TRIFLE

with an ordinary cough or cold.
Often it is the beginning of a ia
tai disease, consumption and many
others. Holland Cough Cure is
the remedy for all throat and lung
trouble. 1t has been tested and
proven so.
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THROUGH SLEEPING fsaR lines

Between ST. Louis ard New York, via Toledo: ST.
Louis and Boston. via Niagara Falls: Chicago
and New York, via Detroit and Niagara Falls So
Louis and st. PaEl and Minneapolis: CT. Louis
and Chicago; ST. Louis and KANSAS City; ST.
Louis and st. Jossph; st Louis and Council Bluffs
and Omaha; st. Louis and Cttumw.: St. Louis
and Toledo; st. Louis and Detroit: Chicago and
Kansas City; Kansas City and Des Moinas: De-
troit ind indianapolis.
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FOR SALEf-Fine farm of 100
acres, within threefourths mile of corporation
of kirksville; good house, barn. and orchard,
all in cultivation. Excellent land and plowed
ready for sping seeding: well watered. a most
desirable property. Address this office.
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"TN more money than at anything else
w 4A> by taking an agency for the fastest
selling book out. Beginners succeed grandly
none fail. Terms free. HALLErr Book Co
Portland. N iina
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For SALE-Farm of y acres, near
suburbs OF town. good new house, 6 rooms
and cellar. good orchard of four To five hun
dred trees, barn, three wells. p acres in cul-
hvation, balance pasture, small fruit. A bar
gain. Address this office.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-05-07
The Honest John

The Honest John will become a notable
mine if the present out put continues and
there are no indications of failure of the
ledge. 1t is small ledge but the great val.
ue of the ore makes it a paying mine. Since
last December Brooks McClane and his part.
ner have taken out twelve tons which they
have divided into. two classes. The two
classes are about equal in quantity and sam
Piles which have been taken with great care
in order to get at the approximate value Of
the ore. give for the first class 81 500 and for
the second class $500. McClane is satisfied
that the ore will work to 81, 900 ton, alto
gether, and will send it of as sosn as he
thinks he can get better price for the silver
They have certainly $4,000 as the result of
FIVE months work. Walker Lake Bulletin.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-05-07

The little town Of Rockland, about twenty.
five miles from Greenfield, Mason Valley, is
looking up considerably lately, and the mines
owned by the company of which ex.Gover.
nor Blasdell is the superintendent. Consid.
able freight is now being hauled to Rockland
and last week B. H. Reymers, of Mason
Valley hauled some IS, 900 pounds of freight
from Wabuska. Ed Blasdell, the son of the
Governor, is Secretary of the Mining Com
pany, and John Logan is foreman of the
the mines, Report says there is an exceeding
ly bright outlook for the camp this Summer.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-05-07
The Calico Ball,
Supt. and Assayer for
J. M. Douglass & Co

Brief mention may be made regarding the
calico ball on Thursday evening, this week
at the Odeon Hall. In point of numbers it
was a complete success, Mound House, Su.
tro, Silver City and the surrounding country
generally, turned out in force. The music
was superior to that generally furnished to
Dayton balls. and the fun was general, and
long continued. The dancing was excep-
tionally good. and among the gentlemen
Johnny Pursley was conceded to be the best
with Cal Guild, Dick Randall, and several
other close seconds. AS expected the ladies
and gentlemen were mostly attired in calico
and Notwithstanding the cheapness of the
material, the costumes of the ladies were
neat and becoming, demonstrating the fact,
that elegance and beauty in attire is not nee.
essarily dependent upon expensive fabrics.
This pleasing effect, to be sure is greatly de-
pendent upon the taste and skill of the mod
iste, and the appearance of most of our Day.
ton ladies reflects great credit upon our
dressmakers. 1t seemed to be the general
opinion that MS. Charles Watson was the
belle Of the ball. Many of the gentlemen
were gotten up equally as elabratory as the
ladies, but my native modesty will not per-
nit me to intimate which OF them were the
most captivating. OBSERVER.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-05-07
A Robbers Rendezvous.

Through the instrumentality of N. H. A.
Mason, of this State, the authorities OF Ba-
ker county, Oregon, have discovered rob.
bers rendezvous on the Snake river, where
there are IS or 80 horse and cattle thieves
congregated with a lot Of stock in small val
leys nestled between high and PERCEPTIONS
mountains. The thieves have not yet been
arrested or dislodged, and the Democrat ex.
poets a startling chapter of developments
when the nest is broken, as it will be in the
near future, Reno Gazette.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-05-07
ROBERT LEVERS,
A BETTER Wear.

The farmers Of Mason Valley are all look
ing forward to Summer and Fall OF pros.
perty. The outlook for the agricultural
portion Of this county is certainly better than
1t has been for several years. The mining
camps in close proximity to the Valley are
all showing signs of activity, end this has
stimulated the ranchers to raise larger crops.
It's also predicted that great many more
cattle will be fed in the Valley this season
tnan Tor many seasons past. This of course
wiii necessitate the raising of larger crops.
It's estimated that at least 1900 acres
more OF land have been put into alfalfa this
year than heretofore, and this means that
nearly 1880 more tone will be harvested.
considerable more wheat and barley will al
20 DC raised, and the potato crop will also
DC larger, in fact crops of all kinds will be
greater. The supply of water is not expect.
81 10 be short this season and it is the opin.
ION OF the Valley people that the country in
winch they live is about to experience the
''sinn'ng Of great boom.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-05-07

There is nothing new to report in regard
to the electric system. The Douglass mill
continues to use it and the returns continue
to bear out the expectations of the friends
of the system. During the past week the
retorts showed up better than they have for
several years while working on tailings
Favorable assays are always encouraging to
mill men, but silver bars are proof positive,
and the bars are on hand, and more coming
out all the time. Superintendent Rulison
says that with the amount OF quicksilver he
started, if working in the old way, he would
now have been closed down for want Of
quicksilver, but on the contrary he now has
II TASKS lying idle.